Do drinkers drink more heavily around drinking buddies?
81%
81% were more likely to drink heavily around drinking buddies than alone.
n = 3,500 US drinkers; selected questions asked of heavy-drinking or male subgroups · Fielded February 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
The release does not provide a separate respondent count for this question.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,500
- Population
- US drinkers; selected questions asked of heavy-drinking or male subgroups
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- February 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Commissioned by
- DrugAbuse.com (American Addiction Centers)
- Study
- Heavy-Drinking Identity and Social Pressure
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (February 2026). "Do drinkers drink more heavily around drinking buddies?" Survey of 3,500 US drinkers; selected questions asked of heavy-drinking or male subgroups, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/do-people-drink-more-around-drinking-buddies
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This survey was commissioned by DrugAbuse.com (American Addiction Centers). If you feature DrugAbuse.com (American Addiction Centers), please cite Cherry Data Signals as the survey platform.
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